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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 24TH, 1924

HONGKONG SECTION AT THE

EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

OF

FULL DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT

THE BUILDINGS AND EXHIBITS.

OF

HOW, A STREET

CHINESE SHOPS IS FAITHFULLY REPRODUCED.

MODELS OF HONGKONG'S. INDUSTRIES AND SAMPLES

OF EXPORTS.

[FROM OUR OWN COREENPONDENTÄ

LOCAL FLOODS. THE QUEEN'S ROAD LEVEL:

The guests who patronise the restau rant will bave every reason to admire the furniture, which is made of black.. wood, the legs and backs of the chairs The heavy rains of the last few days being beautifully carved, and some of have not been responsible for any serious of them curiously shaped. Every article damage. Some inconvenience and alight of furniture is elaborately decorated damage has been done to shop-keepers with lacquer work representing flowers gooda in Queen's Road Central where on and birds and other design. The larger Thursday they had a busy the prevent- tables have glass tops overlaying figure ing an accumulation of water, from the of dragons or birds modelled with rare higher level, from entering their shops. art and ecosummate skill; but alas in In the case of the Tabaqueria Filipina nently every instance, the glass" topa of Store six inches of water entered the tables had been awaabed in transit, due premises and 8960 worth of goods wore presumably to faulty packing, and some damaged. Other shop kespera i tae. of the chairs were also badly damaged. same vicinity had similar experiences but most of them were able to eloar perish- able goods out of the reach of the en-

A small metal dise on each, article of furniture-states that it was made spe

cially for the British Empire Exhibitioncroaching water. There have also been a few minor landslides but these were. At Hongkongle WEMKLET. April ed. [laud over the joints of the tiling and the

When the Chinese restaurant is in full speedily denit with by the Public Works Department and there has been only This week His Majesty King Georgo ends finished at the eaves

with

working order I shall probably sand än green opened the British Empire Exhibition at enamelled plaques. There is one feature account of the scenes there, and the food, slight hindrances to trafis, on the roads Wembley with all the picturesque pagean of the restaurant roof which commands and the guests not to mention the where they have occurred. For a brief try of State ceremonial and the pomp admiration. Along the ridge, and seen

Chinese jazz band of five performers period yesterday morning a portion of and circumstance worthy of an historic against the sky line as you stand in the who are to charm our ears. Nothing the Bowen Road, near Magazine Ciap. There has been brought to street, is a series of panels in enamelled except Chinese food will be served in was obstructed by a fall of earth and gether at Wembley a representation of ear enware illustrating Chinese legends, the restaurant, and I hear that great on the previous afternoon there was a Empire resources, material wealth, and the panels being surmounted by a large efforts will be made to initiate visitors fall of carth' in the vicinity of Tai "Hing Imperial power on a seale which has number of exquisitely modelled birds, who do not know the delights of birds Village, Chaseway Bay. Dever been achieved by any nation. I dragons, and fish in bright colours which test soup, sharks' fins, golden plovers amall lakes and mud Bats. The lower cannot imagine any man of British race learned, where specially made in Hong-hear that one of the best caterers Chinn end of Valloy, opposite the football)

occasion.

walking through the resplendent pavilions in which are shown the products of many Lands under Britain's rule without feel- ing a glow of pardonable pride. There is so much to churu the eye and Bre the imagination.

glisten in the sunshine. These panels, eggs, mooncakes, und the rest. I also,

kong for the Wembley Exhibition.

LIKE THE WALLED CITIES OF CHINA.

T'have referred previously to the two entrances to the Hongkong Section, and it is interesting to record that they take the form of the typical gates to Chinese walled cities. High over cach entrance. rises a. pagoda-Eke roof surmounted by a bige enamelled ball as a únial, which

hay ever produced will be in control of the restaurant, and he has at his com mand large staff of boys," and a cook who claims to hold many of the secret recipes that were known only in the old Imperial Palace. Another attrac tion will be Mah Jongg teas, and ex- fibition games played by Chinese ex perts.

HONGKONG INDUSTRIES.

By means of this great Exhibition you are able to see something of the might, majesty, and dominion of Britain. The Empire is reproduced in miniature From Australia it is only a stone's throw 10 Choada, and from Canada a few gives an effect that. at once graceful I have described how the Hongkong minutes' walk takes you to India, and and artistic. As you enter the Section Section appears as you walk through the From there it is only a short step to by Hoogkong. The

one or other of these gateways gateways reminiscent of old Ching, and long, white-fronted building comprising the Hongkong Sec resembling the entrances to so many of visit the shops and the restaurant; but, circular openings are seen on each side wander along the Chinese street, and tion extends parallel to one of the main the Chinese temples. Here, also, as well avenues, and is flanked by two entrances

buildings are to be found some fine open- Section which is vastly important when as in other convenient places in the of course, there is another side to the work glazed tiles of artistic design, set you consider, the industries for which in panels, and forming a decorative the Colony is famed. In a spacious roomi scheme which, although familiar enough

with pagoda-topped towers? The Section eertainly Jooks particularly attractive, and the effect is enhanced after you have walked inside. On the instant, as if by magie, you find yourself suddenly in the Far East-in a typical Chinese street in Hongkong architecture, is almost next door to the silk production ex

I have not the least hesitation in saying that go where you will in the Exhibition, in no other Section is there such a faithful and complete representation of the scenes and sights and spands peculiar to the country as is the case in the Hengkong Section.

REPRODUCED.

CHINESE BUILDINGS

Let me try to describe some of the out standing features of the Hongkong Ses tion which has been most ably, planned and set up at Wembley, thanks to a liberal grant amounting to £60,000 voted by the Hongkong Government.

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not quite unknown in England.

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THE HONGKONG DOCKS.

Happy Valley is once more a series of

stands, was yesterday morning well under track. "Goli at the Valley is out of the a portion of the rave water, including

question and will be so for many days to come. This means that the nest round of the Junior Championship which was to have been played over the week-end, will doubt as to whether the third extra race have to be posipeatd. There, is also home'

meeting to take place this afternoon, wil, be held,

The rainfall for the 21 hours ended 10... yesterday, registered at the Royal heervatory, was 3.31 inches and since

had 10.4 inches of rain. Monday up to 10 am. yesterday we have

A notification. Has been published re- water, stating that water will turned on moving the restrictions on the supply of all rider mains east of Eastern Street from, to-day until further patien. .'

A CREW, THAT GOT A DRENCHING. Li Yun, the master of a conservancy junk, was yesterday fined $3

at the Marine Magistrace by Lient-Comdr. Conway Hake, R.N., for anchoring in the Central Fairway.

OTHER EXHIBITS

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hibits an attempt has been very success. Separating the Hongkong buildings fully made to show what are the re- from the main avenue that runs past in sources of Hongkong's export trade. In front of them is a Belt of greensward the first place you see the extent of the bordered with Bowers; and enclosing this Colony by means of a map 15 feet by 20 strip of garden are brick pillars forming feet hung on one of the walls. This gives When the police weat on board they punclx filled in with a balustrade" of a bird's eye view of the 460 square miles found nobody on deck. The defendant A man who has spent twenty-one years een glazed uprights representing bare-of territory under British control.

stated that all the crew were wet through. in Hongkong cane up to me as I stood

Hera in the same apartment are dis from working in the main and they went watching a group of Chinese talking THE SHOPS AND MAXUFACTURES, played an assortment of British exports below to change before hauling up the voighly outside qua sử- the native" shops. which had a big Chinese lantern suspends

from Hongkong to all parts of the world; anchor. Flongkong is the only Section at Wezc-contained in bales" and effectively dis above the door. It is rather odd," bley able to boast of the possession of a played on shelves rising in pyramid form The story of the Shanghai Rice Club's he said, to come back to England after series of native shops. " Jutives from from the floor-star anised, tobacco, tin, living for so many years in the Far many lands are bere, and some of them easin, ginger, gallants, rattan, canes, dent, is almost as interesting as that of

B Sweep, says a Tientsin correspon East, and to step in here to find myself are found making sarinas articles, or regetable oils, cinnamon, fentiers, mat the A in a Chinese street in Bungkung anong selling goods they are wont to manafue. ting, and other goods impressive in their Tientain residents, as it was won by Mr.

Sweep, peiliaus more so to: the familiar sights, it is just as itture in their native villages. But there variety. A collection of engravings, the B. P. Hoyer of the Standard Oil Com were back again on Queen's Road." are about 180 Chinese busily employed property of Sir Paul Chater, of Hong pany of New York's Tientsin Office. It Others who know what they are talking in connection with Hongkong-merchants, kong, are to be hang on the walls as seems that Mr. A. T. Harr, the Tientsin abunt have told me much the same thing: shopkeepers, process workers, silk wea accompaniment to the map; and these Manager, sent to Shanghai a few days and this is evidence that those respon vers, cooks interpreters and others, so enable you to perceive at a glance what before the races for fire tickets. When aible for the Hongkong Section have done that in this respect the Hongkong Sec Hongkong looked like at successive stages they arrived, Mr. Hovey said he would their work well..

tion is unique. The Chinese have travel of its history from 1816 and 1843, or, till like to buy one. Mr. Harr held up the led the ten thousand miles to London to about five years after the British flag was five tickets spread fan wise, backs out dispose of their goods and at the same hoisted on Possession Point. The map ward, telling Mr. Hovey to take his time to demonstrate their methods of and the pictures are most instructive, choice. Mr. Hovey reached out and took manufacture. I hear that a considerable The latter are to be presented to Hong the middle ticket. Mr. Har recently tore trade is anticipated with visitors from kong by the owner alter they have served up four worthless hits of paper, which all over the world, who will have an op their useful purpose at Wembley

cost him $40, while Mr." Hovey cushed portunity to buy rich, brocaded silk,

his choice for about $40,000. costly procelain, carvings in jade, "ivory and lacquer, and many other things too numerous to mentina at prices to suit

Ia another room are two beautiful First as to the buildings, the architect, every purse. A point that is sure to models of the shipbuilding and engineer- Mr. W. H, Bird, of Hongkong, proposed appeal to visitors who have never been ing enterprises of Hongkong. It comes the ambit as task of reproducing out East" is the knowledge that here, as an agreeable surprise to many to learn The exhibits of the Hongkong Rape typical Chinese street in the Colony, com- in Wembley Park, Chinese are making for the first time that during the War Manufacturing Company, which enjoy, a bined with buildings essentially Chinese and selling exactly the things they would Hongkong built more ships than all the reputation for the best hempen hawsers, in character which are to be found there, be doing in the famous Queen's Road,other British possessions put together. are displayed effectively, as well as the and are in use by the Chinese papuation Hongkong, or in one of the purely native There is also something in the nature products of the Green Island Cement as temples, meeting halls, and the like. streets leading away from that five miles of a revelation in the fact that ship Company-high grade cement, and piping That he has succeeded in this laudable long thoroughfare.na dan

building and engineering in the Colony and tiles of first-class quality: There Endeavour may be judged by the obser At one end of the Chinese street two give employment to between 15,000 and also the patent railway sleeper invented vation I have quoted from the lips of an

These models, by Mr. R. Baker, engineer of the Kow- Englishman just home. The site allotted illustration of silk manufacture for which therefore, serve an exceedingly valuable loon-Canton Railway, made of reinforced,

rooms are set apart for the practical 20,000 skilled artisans. to the Hongkong Section is rectangular, China is celebrated. Above, the door in purpose. They show the docks and ship concrete, which has a special claim on the centre is an open street 50 feet wide, block letters in English, is the intimation, has all been done by Chinese in the em-stage settings made to scale 500 feet long and 200 wide. In the Chinese character as well as in bold yards, and are wonderfully well executed. attention of railway engineers since it is everything being made to scale, and it practically indestructable, A series of with shops enclosing it on the south, Silk Production from the farm owned

are exhibited cast and west, while on the north are a by Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tang, New ploy of the two dock companies. of some Shakespearian and · Dunsany Chinese restaurant, and other buildings Territories, Hongkong.

Arrangements The parent concern, the Hongkong and plays, the work of Mr. W. Sinclair, of of purely Chinees design for the display have been made, to show visitors to the Whompon Company, exhibit a model of Hongkong. These are to be shown with of inodels of the Hongkong Docks and Exhibition the whose process of silk the main establikanent at Kowloon, with appropriate illumination as soon as the Jeautifully-realistic model of The Peak. manufacture from the silk warm stage models of ships alongside for repairs, and electrical plaat" at the Exhibition * în

TWENTY-FOUR "SHOPS:

to the finished article. In the course of other ships partly finished on the slip working efficiently.. a chat which I had with Sir Roberta ways ready to be launched. The plant, as Last, but by no means least, there is The Chinese shops are 24 in number, distinguished figure in the costume of his well as the residential quarters of the staff the exhibit showing The Peak, which is and are two-storted, with an open colon counter--he remarked that he is counting and workmen, are seen in complete de to reproduce in realistic fashion, with made on the ground level which forms on great interest being taken in this detail and are faithfully reproduced. The the aid of artificial light, a picture of verandah above. The pillars to the partment. Other manufactures which new dry dock, 1.200 feet long, which is Hongkong by night. I assured that zolonnade are gaily painted with Chisese will be shown in operation include the under construction, is shown, and the the scene is enchanting, as the designers characters indicating the name of the native method of carving blackwood and 700 feet dock which is the largest of the have succeeded in reproducing a mar shopkeeper and the nature of the wares ivory, making rattan furniture, working several docks at present in being. By vellously close and clever copy of the be has exposed for sale in tempting array silver, and the exclusive Hongkong way of comparison the same Company original; but week or more must inside Hanging signs highly decorative Canten art af decoration with the anpur baro a model of the Couper Dock at alapse before the model can be illuminat in: design project from the verandab plamage of the Kingfisher bird.

Whampon, the first drydock that was ed for the reason already stated, that pillars and aro euspended above tho

built in China, and was wrecked by the the electric lighting arrangements as the street, thereby contributing to the THE CHINESE RESTAURANT

Chinese because they disapproved of the Exhibition are not complets at the date general scheme of decoration, which is In a previous article I described the now departure for the same reason that of mailing. I shall deal with this ex arresting in its appeal to visitors, and, general features of the Chinese restaur: they apposed the first railway. There hibit another time when it will be poss indeed, fascinating by its novelty so far ant, including to internal decorations are also clever miniatures of various bio to do justice to what I am told as this country is concerned. In Eng Now that the building is finished it an spes of river steamers; and occan going is sure to create a mild sensation even land people are unaccustomed to the pears to full advantage as an extremely

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colour, and smooth as ivory, with ver Company show a replica of their fine who is Commissioner; and there are two On the side of the strect opposite to million, brackets supporting the interior docks, with the great linez, the Empress Han. Commissioners, the Hon. Mr. Chou the shops the Chinese restaurant towers roof timbers, which are also black, and of Canada, in dock-a beautiful model ghen San and Sir Robert Ho Tang M above other buildings and dominates the vermillion rafters. The general colour which attracts great attention. Near by C. H.-P. Hay is the General Secretary section architecturally. The roof of the scheme is green, black and red, Tho is another fine model of one of the Blue of the London Committe, and Mr. F...W postanrant, as well as the root of the restaurant is open on two sides, bat as Funnel Company's well-known steamers Bird has carried out the responsible work buildings on either side of it, are na necessary defence against the vaga River boats and coasting steamers are that has come within his province as the close copy of those in China. They are ries of the English climate, heavy plate is seen as well as various types of architect, while Mr. T. Petrie, late of mayered with an excellent imitation of glass has been put into position to keep traft which have been built at Taikoo Hongkong, is in charge of the publicity the Chinese roll span tile, the roll being out rain

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